As a member of a Boilermaker union, I began by teaching CPR/FA. Later when we began safety classes, I was one of the instructors, still working with the tools. Later moving onto being a Senior Construction Safety Officer with Michigan OSHA. While a journeyman I was assigned to hoist large, heavy boiler tube panels (about 10 tons each), to assist I was assigned two apprentices. The job involved hoisting these tube bundles a couple hundred feet inside a building, then moving the load several hundred feet overhead then landing the load in the prep area. Moving the load through the top of the structure, involved transferring the load between several different hoists. My over eager apprentices, once we got the assignment, wanted to rush to the hoist area and start work. I stopped them and asked what they were doing(?). They told me what they were going to do. I told them they were wrong. I informed them that we were going to start at the laydown/prep area, then walk the path we would use to move the pieces. Explaining that this way we can see what snags there might be, eliminate or change our path. The eyes of one of them opened, as if a switch was turned on. He remarked, "Damn, you not only teach it, you practice it." To which I replied, "That's how it's supposed to be done, so no one gets hurt".
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As a member of a Boilermaker union, I began by teaching CPR/FA. Later when we began safety classes, I was one of the instructors, still working with the tools. Later moving onto being a Senior Construction Safety Officer with Michigan OSHA.
While a journeyman I was assigned to hoist large, heavy boiler tube panels (about 10 tons each), to assist I was assigned two apprentices. The job involved hoisting these tube bundles a couple hundred feet inside a building, then moving the load several hundred feet overhead then landing the load in the prep area. Moving the load through the top of the structure, involved transferring the load between several different hoists. My over eager apprentices, once we got the assignment, wanted to rush to the hoist area and start work.
I stopped them and asked what they were doing(?). They told me what they were going to do. I told them they were wrong. I informed them that we were going to start at the laydown/prep area, then walk the path we would use to move the pieces. Explaining that this way we can see what snags there might be, eliminate or change our path. The eyes of one of them opened, as if a switch was turned on. He remarked, "Damn, you not only teach it, you practice it." To which I replied, "That's how it's supposed to be done, so no one gets hurt".
Hey, I'm a newly appointed Superintendent and I really appreciate your videos. Please keep then coming.
Very informative, thanks Jason